Comments by "Alan Friesen" (@alanfriesen9837) on "Ukr To Defend Avdeyevka, Rushes Best Ukr Brigade, West Warns 2nd Bakhmut; NATO Reels Trump Comments" video.

  1. The American position is not one of solidarity within the country. Trump, and many of his supporters, see European free riders under the American security umbrella as a net loss and may advocate for the abandonment of our NATO allies, but the other side, and this includes the security apparatus, see it as a price worth paying to have European support on global issues, even issues that are not working in Europe's favor. Having the Germans turn off the Russian gas spickett so that they have to purchase American LNG at a much higher price probably wouldn't fly if the United States weren't guaranteeing their defense. We certainly wouldn't be able to keep them from looking too deeply into the destruction of the pipelines they built if this weren't the case. The American security umbrella may be expensive, but it does have its political dividends.
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